HBWnovel Chapter 351: 74th Floor, Battlefield Of The Immortals (4)
Chapter 351: 74th Floor, Battlefield Of The Immortals (4)
Chapter 351: 74th Floor, Battlefield Of The Immortals (4)
The Guides of Sin were at odds with each other.
Would they fight Taesan? Or would they hide and wait for Taesan to pass? Countless emotions clashed beyond that.
After a debate accompanied by physical force, a decision was made.
“Are you saying you’ll summon the demon god to speak directly?”
“Yes.”
The young man with platinum blonde hair and an arrogant expression nodded.
“It’s not hard to run from this guy named Taesan who’s coming down here. That’s not the main issue.”
One could use a secret key to jump floors or simply hide in the vast expanse of a floor. Hiding from Taesan wasn’t that difficult.
“But my pride won’t allow it.”
The young man was a descendant of a royal family with a legend that said they inherited divine blood from ancient times. Although his lineage held no divine power, his pride, ingrained through education close to brainwashing, was sky-high.
“I cannot flee from something so low. However, I must be realistic—I can’t beat him.”
“Will your pride allow you to rely on sheer numbers?”
“There’s no need to fight seriously against something so low. The advantage of numbers is clearly an advantage too.”
The young man spoke confidently.
“So, we summon the demon god to lift the restrictions.”
The restriction that only those blessed by the demon god could fight Taesan would be removed.
The Lion King gave him a hesitant look.
“Do you think the demon god will consider us?”
“You don’t know until you try.”
The young man spoke up.
“Even if she’s the demon god, she can’t kill us. We are adventurers descending through the labyrinth they created. There’s no harm in confirming our chances.”
It wasn’t incorrect. Although the gods despised them, they could descend through the labyrinth without major incidents because they were adventurers.
“Do as you wish. The decision has fallen to your side anyway.”
The majority sided with the young man. It was a clash between the pride of those who had reached the deepest levels and the reality that they could not defeat Taesan one-on-one.
They began preparing to summon the demon god.
With numerous offerings and equipment, the young man shouted into the air.
“Come forth! Great One! We offer tribute to you!”
Crack.
The space collapsed. A powerful entity descended, responding to the proper tribute and call.
The Guides bowed their heads.
“We greet the Great Demon God!”
A voice echoed. The manifested demon god waved her hand as if annoyed.
[Enough. I know why you called me. Speak your purpose.]
“...So you do.”
The young man swallowed and slowly began to speak.
“Demon God, you imposed a restriction between us and Taesan, the adventurer you favor.”
Unless each individual could kill the other, a battle could not be initiated.
Because of this restriction, they had to face Taesan one by one.
“But we can no longer confront him alone. Demon God, you’ve granted him numerous advantages through this restriction. Thus, we humbly beg of you. Please heed our plea.”
[You speak well. Go on.]
The demon god replied lazily. The young man took a breath before proceeding with his main point.
“We earnestly request that you lift the restriction between him and us, Demon God.”
[Hmm.]
The demon god looked at him, silent.
The young man’s chest tightened with growing tension.
The demon god spoke.
[Fine.]
“You... you’re granting it?”
The young man looked up, shocked. Although he’d proposed this, he never expected it to be accepted so easily. He had thought it would take countless tributes and desperate pleas to achieve it.
[If that’s all you’re asking, it’s not a big deal. It’s not that important anymore. Do as you please.]
With those words, the demon god vanished.
Relieved of his tension, the young man slumped, a twisted smile appearing on his lips.
“...It’s done.”
The restriction was lifted.
He sprang to his feet.
“It’s over. Now, we just need to kill him.”
At his words, several Guides’ eyes gleamed.
Yet there were those who objected.
“I have no intention of fighting him.”
It was the man who had previously clashed with the Lion King.
While the majority desired a confrontation with Taesan, there were also many who refused battle and opted for escape.
“He’s like a tidal wave. There’s no reason to choose confrontation. All we have to do is hide until the wave passes and then proceed through the labyrinth again.”
“Do as you like, cowards.”
The young man sneered at them.@@@@
“What will you do?”
The speed was so fast that Taesan couldn’t react in time. He threw himself aside as soon as he saw the explosion of power, but one of the beams pierced his leg.
[Your First Attack Nullification has been activated.]
“So, it’s this fast.”
Although the First Attack Nullification had been consumed, he managed to gauge the speed of the Immortal’s power.
‘It’s dangerously close.’
Even seeing the warning signs of the power didn’t guarantee he could evade it in time.
Beams began pouring down again, and Taesan spread his wings.
[You have activated Selfish Choice.]
[You have activated Perfect Fairy’s Wings.]
[You have activated Skill Acceleration.]
Taesan accelerated. His speed reached an extreme level, even the Guides of Sin couldn’t keep up.
But the opponent was the Immortal.
The power poured accurately toward Taesan. The earth trembled, rising like a tidal wave to block his path, and beams of rainbow light rained down.
[You have activated Distortion.]
He twisted space, bending the path of the beams in another direction.
Crrrrk.
The Immortal’s power pierced even the distorted space. The distortion shattered, and the beams rushed toward Taesan.
Taesan knew he couldn’t block it with Distortion alone. All he needed was a moment.
[You have activated Limited Blink.]
[You have activated Aerial Leap.]
[You have activated Acceleration.]
[You have activated Skill Acceleration.]
In an instant, Taesan’s body flew toward the Immortal.
The Immortal flinched slightly.
The power within the Immortal surged as a wave, sweeping across the surroundings.
[You have activated Aegis Shield, endowed with divinity, granting one second of immunity from all damage but blocking other actions during that time.]
Aegis Shield. With this immunity skill, he intended to ignore the Immortal’s power and approach it.
But as soon as he touched the wave, Taesan was flung backward.
“Ugh!”
Quickly retracting the shield, Taesan drew his sword downward. A sword gale erupted and collided with the wave.
Landing on the ground, Taesan frowned.
“So, it’s a wave meant only to repel.”
The Absolute Protection, Attack Nullification, and Aegis Shield—all skills activated only when attacked or damaged—wouldn’t activate against a simple, non-damaging repelling wave.
Bzzzz!
Beams poured down again.
Taesan moved his wings, dodging swiftly.
There was no room to approach. He had to put all his energy into evading the onslaught.
The Immortal’s entire body glowed.
Missiles poured from that place. Even as Taesan moved to dodge, they precisely aimed at him.
Taesan gathered power. Since the transcendents had retrieved the fragments of the Immortal scattered in the atmosphere, there was no problem with the manifestation of power.
[You have activated Magic Overlay.]
He overlapped Frozen World with Starlight Arrow and unleashed it.
Cold and light clashed with the missiles.
Light exploded, illuminating the world.
In the midst of the power clash, a red dot was marked on Taesan’s chest.
Instinctively, Taesan activated a skill.
[You have activated Random Blink.]
Taesan’s body leaped through space, and in the location where the red dot had been, an explosion erupted.
The explosion was immensely powerful. It even chased Taesan as he leaped through space.
[You have activated Seed of Calamity.]
A fiery spirit of doom erupted, colliding with the aftermath of the explosion, swallowing each other and disappearing.
Bzzzz.
Beams rushed in again. Gritting his teeth, Taesan moved.
Everything was being incinerated, and space began to twist.
A raw, overwhelming force that couldn’t be approached. He struggled not just to counterattack but even to evade.
There was indeed no will visible in the Immortal. It was moving only according to the reactions imprinted in its body.
But still, the opponent was an Immortal—a being that had transcended mortality.
But.
‘I can win.’
Only one Attack Nullification had been consumed.
He still had reserves of magic and mana.
The potential was sufficient.
Taesan spoke up.
“Stop.”
[You have activated Declaration of Stillness.]